by Prem Raja | Jan 12, 2025 | EUR, FX, GBP, USD
The first full week of the year was not short on volatility, with bond yields in the UK surging beyond 5%. This sharp rise reflects investor concerns about the UK Government’s ability to manage its debt and potential overspending. As a result, we may see...
by Prem Raja | Jan 5, 2025 | EU, EUR, FX, GBP, USD
Hello and Happy New Year to you all! I hope your Christmas was more restful than mine—with two teething toddlers, there wasn’t much room for relaxation! That said, I’m back at my desk and excited to kick off the new year. Sterling’s Early-Year Sell-Off The first week...
by Prem Raja | Dec 22, 2024 | EU, EUR, FX, GBP, GDP, USD
Last week was a pretty volatile week from a Sterling and Dollar perspective- with both central banks having their interest rate decision within 24 hours of each other. The Fed decided to cut 25bps but hold off on any further cuts over the new few months, which...
by Prem Raja | Dec 15, 2024 | EU, EUR, FX, GBP, USD
Sterling ended the week on a pretty negative note following weak UK GDP data with GBPEUR falling to 1.20, and GBPUSD falling to 1.26. The biggest concern with the data was that the services sector in the UK showed no growth in October, the same as September, which has...
by Prem Raja | Dec 8, 2024 | EU, EUR, FX, GBP, USD
Last week French politics took the spotlight with a vote of no confidence resulting in the current Government being dissolved. Upon PM Barniner’s exit, there has been much positive movement with President Macron committing to installing a PM that will get the...
by Prem Raja | Dec 1, 2024 | EU, EUR, FX, GBP, USD
November was a very volatile month mainly due to the U.S. presidential election and issues in the German government, we saw some big moves in FX, we have GBPEUR at 1.20, EURUSD at 1.05 (Down from 1.10) and GBPUSD at 1.27 (Down from 1.32)- the longevity of these moves...
by Prem Raja | Nov 24, 2024 | EU, EUR, GBP, GDP, USD
Last week ended on a weaker note for Sterling following weak PMI data and weak retail sales numbers, this led to lower exchange rates against both the Euro and the Dollar. This week is the last week of the month going into the Holiday weekend in the U.S, so we do...
by Prem Raja | Nov 17, 2024 | Misc.
On Friday UK GDP numbers showed that growth in the UK had slowed down to just 0.1% by September, which has had an instant negative impact on Sterling exchange rates. What this release has shown is that the actions taken in the latest budget will now most definitely...
by Prem Raja | Nov 10, 2024 | EU, EUR, FX, GBP, USD
Last week was probably the biggest week of the year on financial markets with Trump winning the US Presidential Election, the Bank of England cutting rates by 25 bps and the Fed also cutting rates by 25 bps. The aftermath of these events has resulted in a strong...
by Prem Raja | Nov 3, 2024 | EU, EUR, FX, GBP, USD
Following the bond sell off’s last week after the Chancellor’s Autumn budget, the Pound has managed to steady itself going into the new week, as it seems Gilt investors are convinced of the Government’s spending plans- how this plays out over coming...
